Greek Cypriot education is administered by the Ministry of Education. Six years of elementary education and six years of secondary school are provided; attendance is required between the ages of 5 and 15. In 1996 Greek Cypriot elementary schools had 64,761 pupils enrolled, and Greek Cypriot secondary schools had 61,300. Higher education is provided by the University of Cyprus (1988) and by teacher-training, technical, and vocational schools. Turkish Cypriot education is administered by the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. The illiteracy rate for both communities is low.